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Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s political committee, alleging copyright infringement over the organisation’s ongoing use of his song ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ during midterm election rallies. The 1989 hit is frequently used as Trump’s walk-on music. Young’s camp is requesting $10 million (approx. €8.9m) in damages and that Trump’s team be barred from playing the song in public. The lawsuit, filed on Monday and seen by Variety, highlights how Trump 47 Committee Inc.’s unsanctioned use of Young’s song violates the terms of a past settlement, as the musician and his publishing company,…
Countries will have to carry out national climate risk assessments every five years starting in 2029, and subsequently draw up climate-proofing plans by the end of 2030. These strategies should also indicate which public authorities are in charge of managing certain climate risks to avoid inaction and finger-pointing among ministries and agencies. The fairly light-touch legislation reflects the prevailing mood in the EU. Brussels itself has committed to a deregulation agenda, and national governments have called for fewer rules, not more, particularly where climate and the environment are concerned. Efforts to improve resilience to weather extremes, such as flood prevention…
Published on 27 October 2026 – 15:04 GMT+1•Updated 15:21 Whether God exists or not is a matter of dispute around the world. A large majority of modern historians are, however, convinced that Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure who lived in the 1st century and was crucified under the Roman governor Pontius Pilate. Christians across the globe have long believed that the tomb of the Jewish itinerant preacher lies beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, known to Orthodox Christians as the Church of the Resurrection, stands in the Christian…
When the Federal Reserve announces its decision at 19:00 CET on Wednesday, it is widely expected to leave its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.75% to 4%, less than a week before Americans vote in the midterms. However, with inflation at 3.7%, energy prices at the highs and another hike in December seen as likely, investors will be watching Fed Chair Kevin Warsh closely for clues about what comes next. Markets put the chance of a hold at over 90%, but see a 73% chance of a quarter-point hike at the Fed’s 8-9 December meeting, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool,…
By Jonathan Benton with AFP Published on 27 October 2026 – 14:52 GMT+1•Updated 15:07 Artificial intelligence poses an “unprecedented” threat as foreign governments turn it loose to hack computer networks and critical infrastructure, Australia’s cyber security agency warned on Tuesday 27 October. It comes at a time when governments around the world are struggling to deal with the scale of the threat posed by AI as it is used in new ways to discover and exploit digital vulnerabilities, such as last week’s PHP security flaw which saw governments shut down their websites to protect themselves from cyberattacks. The Australian Signals Directorate, which used…
Demand for tourist accommodation in Europe is predicted to grow by a third in the next 10 years, with intra-continental visitation also set to rise, according to research published by Accor. In its new report, “The Changing Face of Europe’s Tourism Map to 2036”, the hospitality group says that Europe will “remain the powerhouse of the global travel industry over the next decade”. Based on data commissioned from Tourism Economics, the report found that accommodation nights will increase by 32% between 2026 and 2036, adding 1.6 billion overnight stays annually. Hotel accommodation is expected to grow even faster at 33%,…
Published on 27 October 2026 – 10:18 GMT+1•Updated 11:29 American rapper Macklemore has begun his Free Palestine tour in Dublin after Ed Sheeran’s controversial decision to drop him from his Loop Tour last month. The Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty, kicked off the tour last night in Dublin at the 3Arena. The sold-out tour was announced days after being dropped for saying “Free Palestine” on stage and referring to Israel’s military action in Gaza as a genocide. He promised “many incredible surprise guests” on the bill for the show, and he did not disappoint, with Hozier and…
BRUSSELS — The EU was split Tuesday over whether to offer “associate membership” status to Canada, with several countries refusing to sign off on a statement containing that phrase just 48 hours before a summit between the two sides in Montreal. After EU capitals could not agree on the language in the statement in talks between ambassadors Monday, they used the so-called silence procedure on Tuesday. That meant a new text would be adopted automatically without a formal meeting or vote, if no countries objected by midday. But Germany, which is leading the push to have the term “associate member” fully…
Published on 27 October 2026 – 14:07 GMT+1 Mercedes-Benz became the third major German carmaker to lower its full-year outlook on Tuesday, citing challenging market conditions in China and rising material costs. The company now expects its core profit for 2026 to remain flat at around €5.8 billion, despite previously forecasting an increase of at least 15%. It also lowered its expected profit margin for its core car business to between 2% and 3%, down from its earlier forecast of 3% to 5%. The carmaker reported preliminary third-quarter core profit of €1.77 billion, with a profit margin of 2.5% in…
By Jonathan Benton with AP Published on 27 October 2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 A prominent European data protection group said it was filing five legal complaints in Europe against American startup Scale AI over the way its training platform Outlier tracks its workers, infringing on their rights. It comes as AI companies face increasing scrutiny in Europe, with the EU’s AI Office opening investigations into OpenAI and Anthropic this month. In the US, meanwhile, President Donald Trump signed an agreement with the six largest American AI firms allowing them to regulate themselves, a sign of growing divisions over how to govern the technology…